Not a breakfast person
Andrew McFarland Campbell I am not a breakfast person. However, I am really not a get-up-for-the-loo-twice-a-night person, so I have to control my blood sugar, so I have to eat regularly. So, I…
A couple name?
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are Bennifer. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were Brangelina. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are Tayvis. Michael is on dialysis, and I have type 2…
Diagnosis day
I was woken up by a nurse who needed to check my blood pressure and my blood sugar. I had had very little sleep, and I wanted to tell her…
Diabetes SMART
When you are newly diagnosed, there is a lot to learn. The other day, I completed the Diabetes SMART online course. It is free, and only takes about an hour…
The beginning
“Andrew, I have some bad news for you.” That is what my GP said to me after testing my blood sugar in her office on a Wednesday afternoon. I had…
Lifestyle changes
Managing diabetes requires some lifestyle changes. Some are obvious. For example, eating a huge amount of pizza is no longer an appropriate response to having had a long day at…
There’s an app for that
Before I was discharged from hospital, I was given a Contour NEXT blood glucose monitor and associated kit (test strips, lancets for drawing blood, etc). When I went to my…
Other people with diabetes
Before I was diagnosed, I knew one person with diabetes – Belfast Friend. He was the first person I spoke to after my GP sent me up to hospital. Over…
Swimming
I have always wanted to be able to swim. A couple of years ago, one job ended a month before another job began. I took the opportunity to get swimming…
Routine changes
Before the pandemic, on weekdays I woke up at around 6AM, got dressed, and got on a train to go to work in Dublin to be at my desk for…